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Jul 1, 2024 · What is a Closed Caption? Closed caption (CC) is a textual representation of the audio within a media file. It makes video accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing people.
Nov 6, 2023 · How Can MRCC Enable Closed Captioning Accuracy? Creating high-quality captions for education publishers requires skills to identify the right speech and non-speech audio information to include in the captions to meet WCAG guidelines.
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- Closed Captions as A Learning Aid
- Difficulty with Hearing
- Frequent Users of Captions
- Conclusions
For the purpose of analysis, student responses to four questions were used to create groups based on reported disabilities. Students were asked whether they: 1. Were diagnosed with a disability (and what type of disability) 2. Had a disability other than the types listed 3. Were registered with an office of disability services at their institution ...
Students from both groups who indicated that they use closed captions were asked to indicate whether any of the following are reasons why they use closed captions. Figure 3 shows that almost two-thirds of respondents indicated that closed captions help them focus, retain information, and overcome poor audio. In addition, more than 40 percent indica...
All respondents were asked a specific question about difficulty with hearing; 374 (17.6 percent) indicated they did have difficulty hearing, while 1,584 (74.6 percent)indicated they did not. Another 164 (7.7 percent) did not respond to this item.
To further explore perceptions of the helpfulness of captions, we conducted a subgroup analysis for the 678 students who indicated that they often or always use closed captions when they are available and who answered the disability questions. The responses of frequent caption users were analyzed by their reported disability status, and table 5 sho...
The results of this study show that more than half of students are using closed captions in their educational videos at least sometimes. Although one might expect students with disabilities to report using captions at much higher rates, this study shows that students not reporting disabilities use captions almost as frequently, with more than 50 pe...
Jan 5, 2017 · Improve Engagement, Focus, and Comprehension with Closed Captions for eLearning Videos. One simple addition to eLearning videos can improve learner engagement with and comprehension of the material, as well as increasing learners’ focus while viewing the videos. It’s closed captioning.
perceptions of closed captions and transcripts, the specific experiences they have had on their campuses, and their feedback on how closed captions and transcripts can become better learning aids for them and their peers.
Jun 20, 2023 · The term “closed captions” (CC) refers to text overlays in a video that can be turned on or off by the viewer, providing a synchronized transcription of spoken dialogue, sound effects, and relevant audio elements within a video. The key here is that viewers have the choice of whether they want to turn the captions on or off.
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Feb 1, 2018 · Closed captioning increases the video’s potential audience. It allows content owners to reach viewers that might be hard of hearing or deaf, for example, but also just those who might struggle hearing the content and would choose to watch something with captions over something without.
